Alan Smale

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Alan Smale

@AlanSmale

Author of the CLASH OF EAGLES trilogy (Del Rey) and the APOLLO RISING sequence (Arc Manor). Sidewise Award winner, singer, NASA astrophysicist (emeritus).

Maryland, USA Katılım Mart 2009
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Thrilled that "Radiant Sky" is still reaching an appreciative audience! (And thanks to @mars_stu for the post!)
Stuart Atkinson@mars_stu

Currently reading "Radiant Sky" by @AlanSmale & it is a **glorious** tale, unashamedly rip-roaring alt-future story set in a future where Apollo 17 wasn't The End but we kept exploring the Moon. Low-G gunfights, Cold War political intrigue, a truly kick-ass heroine. Just read it!

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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Just out! My interview with John Goodwin for the Writers & Illustrators of the Future podcast: an in-depth discussion of my latest Cold War space race novel, Burning Night, and "its combination of real science, real geopolitics, and imaginative fiction." writersofthefuture.com/podcast/episod…
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
@iExofied Penguin Random House probably remaindered the hardcovers a long while back, and I doubt they plan to reissue them, but I still do have a box or two of each volume in my house ...
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Exofied@iExofied·
@AlanSmale Good sir, I've been looking for hard covers for the Clash of Eagles Trilogy and I have been having no luck. Are there any plans to rerelease some additional books? I've read these books many times, but unfortunately they were given away by mistake when moving. Any insight would be appreciated! Thank you for creating that world, would be cool to see it on the big screen or a video game one day!
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Just released! My exclusive Q+A with the great @paulsemel about the genesis and influences on my new novel, Burning Night, the final volume in my Apollo Rising sequence. (No spoilers beyond what you'd learn if you read the book cover copy or Amazon blurb.) paulsemel.com/exclusive-inte…
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Podcast Monday! Okay, so that's not actually a thing, but... my interview with Edward Willett on the Worldshapers podcast went live today! Hear me wax lyrical about Book Three in my Apollo Rising trilogy, and various other topics, at the link! theworldshapers.com/2025/12/08/epi…
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Launch day! Happy Book Birthday to 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, the final book in my Apollo Rising series. Hard SF alt.hist set mostly on and around the Moon during the Cold War, following the adventures of astronaut Vivian Carter and her various NASA crews.. and Soviet adversaries
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Thank you so much! Made my day. (And Book Three in the series, Burning Night, comes out in just three weeks ...) @mars_stu
Stuart Atkinson@mars_stu

Just finished reading "Hot Moon" by @AlanSmale and LOVED it!!! Rip-roaring story with a kick-ass heroine astronaut, boo-hiss villains and wise-cracking space warriors set on an alternative future 1980 Moon being fought over by the US & Russia. Bought the sequel *straight* away!

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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Delighted to announce the release of "Darwin's Rocket" in Sunday Morning Transport! -in which we meet Charles Darwin and sister Caroline in a tale about an evolution that might have been... Subscription-only, but here's a link for a 60-dy free trial... sundaymorningtransport.com
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
My interview series with the award-winning SciFi Thoughts podcast continues ... and today my reading from the beginning of Radiant Sky has gone live! Catch up at lancerkind.com/series/scifi-t…
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Podcast Thursday! Check out my conversation with @LancerKind about Hot Moon, Radiant Sky, and all things #science and #apollo ! You'll find it at lancerkind.com/podcast/319-al… ...
LancerKind.bsky.social sci-fi author podcaster🇺🇦@LancerKind

Are you fond of #sciencefiction written with real science? Do you wax nostalgically about the Apollo times? In episode 319 get to know @alansmale, author and #NASA scientist. @alansmale.bsky.social Published by @CaezikBooks

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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
It's all go! Tomorrow night I'll be presenting, live and in person, at the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. And since it's Friday 13th, please wish me All the Luck for the drive up ...
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Happy Release Day to a new Baen reprint antho dedicated to the Rome of the past/future, including "The Wandering Warriors" by Alan Smale + Rick Wilber (originally published by Asimov's)! We're in great company, and the book contains several classics I look forward to (re)reading.
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
I retired from NASA a year and a half ago (+), and still today's budget news broke me.
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Yes, I'll be at #Balticon this weekend! I'm moderating four "craft of writing" panels: Sat 4:00 PM Writing Action Scenes Sat 5:30 PM Writing Dialogue Sun 100 PM Juggling POV Mon 10:00 AM Basic Novel Writing Organization Or: look for me at the CAEZIK table in the Dealers Rm!
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Out today! Hugo-award-winning zine Journey Planet, Issue 90, covers an astonishing 60 museums on 7 continents. Includes my feature on the National Cryptologic Museum, plus articles by several friends and fellow writers. [Download free, no reg. required!] journeyplanet.org/journey-planet…
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Next week is Ravencon, in Glen Allen, VA! (Richmond-adjacent.) If you're going to be there, come find me at one of my five panels, my reading, or my (debut) solo presentation "Points of Divergence: Writing (and Reading) Alternate History"! (... Yes, all that in < 48 hrs ...)
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Podcast Thursday! "Casual Space, Ep.260: Alan Smale, Blending Science, History, and Imagination", in which I talk to host-with-grace Beth Mund about Cahokia and my Clash series, my writing process, my NASA work, my Hot Moon books, and the power of story. bethmund.com/casual-space-p…
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Happy Book Birthday to us! "Shapers of Worlds, Volume V" drops today from Shadowpaw Press; it includes my original tale "Red-Eye and Thunderbird", plus stories from a strong cast of other writers who have also recently been interviewed on the "Shapers" podcast.
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Alan Smale@AlanSmale·
Ten years ago today my first novel, CLASH OF EAGLES, came out from Del Rey. Here's the picture I posted on social media that day. I seem quite cheerful about it ...
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